Côte d'Ivoire vs Madagascar: Child mortality rate
Côte d'Ivoire
6.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
6.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Madagascar rank
19th
Child mortality rate over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Madagascar
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 6.45 deaths per 100 live births against 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.94 deaths per 100 live births | 15.93 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 15.8 deaths per 100 live births | 20.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 15.12 deaths per 100 live births | 13.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4578 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Côte d'Ivoire or Madagascar?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.45 deaths per 100 live births against 6.24 deaths per 100 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
- 0.21 deaths per 100 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .